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Unexplainable computer slowdown

nashville-bound

Posted 02 April 2008 - 12:54 AM

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Okay will do. I havent seen any improvement. However, i have to say that even when my computer was running perfectly IE was always slower than Firefox. I dont know if my computer just doesnt like IE but its never been optimal.

Posted 02 April 2008 - 04:18 PM

2- Defragment your harddrive press the start Button on your left buttom of your screenClick on ALL PROGRAMS >>move cursor to ACCESSORIES>>SYSTEM TOOLS>>Click On DISK DEFRAGMENTER>>Just press DEFRAGMENT>>this may take awhile depending on your harddrive so be patient and let it finish

3-Run a CHECK DISK start Button on your left buttom of your screen Click on RUN>> In the small window Type this in chkdsk /r Click ok>>on the command window you see a flashing white bar Type Y for yes Press ENTER on your keyboard >>>>You will get a warning saying check disk cannot run ...another volume is using it.... Do you wish to schedule it....Just RESTART your computer.....

NOTE When you type chkdsk /r >>there a space between the k and the /At the restart of your computer CHECK DISK will run...Again this will take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours to reach desktopso DO NOT DISTURB this...Once its complete your computer will restart to normal windows

Doing these three steps without any issues with your computer it should increase performanceAnother concern for having a slow performance is your RAMTo determine how much RAM you have installed you can find out by checking your SYSTEM PROPERTIES To do this just >>>PRESS THE WINDOWS KEY on your keyboard and PRESS PAUSE/BREAK KEYWINDOWS KEY is between your CTRL and ALT>>>>>PAUSE/BREAK is on the upper right above the NUM LOCK KEYYour SYSTEM PROPERTIES will pop-up on that window look for any of these possible numbers that match your RAM 128MB>>256MB>> 512MB>>1.0GB or 1024MB.....Other possibilities of slow computer is Not needed Programs running in the background >>>>malwareBut start with the three steps first

nashville-bound

Posted 02 April 2008 - 04:38 PM

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Skeptic, ive done all the steps and I'm not seeing any improvement with the speed of webpages loading. However, I can now use Adobe. I opened a 300 page ebook and the program didnt have to close. One small victory!

The Skeptic

Posted 02 April 2008 - 11:03 PM

2: Try to disable, temporarily, every automatic update that exist in your computer. That includes (possibly among others) windows automatic updates, antimalware program's automatic updates, java, adobe, etc. See if it makes any difference.

Also, if I didn't mention before, ununstall every tool bar from your browser including yahoo, google and others.

Please take these steps one at a time and test the computer after each is completed.

nashville-bound

Posted 05 April 2008 - 11:09 PM

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Ztruker, there's alot of options LOL Which boxes do i need to check?

Ive just encountered a new problem tonight. Avast keeps giving me a message there was an error trying to update. I double checked my firewall to make sure it was allowed to go through. Thats never happened before.

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Posted 06 April 2008 - 12:57 PM

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I am going to prepare to do a clean install within the next week. I'll print out the old instructions from last time...i think my old posts are still here. And if i have any questions I'll let you know.